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North Facade
This was added by Domenico VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Fontana in 1586. The pope
gives his blessing from the Practical Information
upper loggia. Piazza di San Giovanni in
Laterano 4. Map 9 C2.
Tel 06-6988 6433.
Cathedral: Open 7am–6:30pm
daily. Cloister: Open 9am–6pm
daily. Museum: Open 10am–
5:30pm daily. Baptistery: Open
7am–12:30pm & 4–7pm
daily. & for museum, and
cloister. 5 =
Transportation
@ 16, 81, 85, 87, 186, 650, 850,
Boniface VIII Fresco
This fragment and other routes to Piazza San
showing the pope Giovanni. q San Giovanni.
proclaiming the Holy v 3.
Year of 1300 is
attributed to Giotto.

Corsini Chapel
This chapel was
built in the 1730s for
Pope Clement XII.
The altarpiece is a
mosaic copy of Guido
Reni’s painting of
Sant’Andrea Corsini.

Trial of a Corpse
Fear of rival factions led the early popes to extra-
ordinary lengths. An absurd case took
place at the Lateran Palace in 897
when Pope Stephen VI tried the
corpse of his predecessor,
Formosus, for disloyalty to the
Church. The corpse was found
guilty, its right hand was
mutilated, and it was thrown
in to the Tiber.
Pope Formosus

AD 313 Constantine gives Laterani 1144 Church 1360 Church burned 1586 Domenico
site to Pope Melchiades for a church dedicated to San down for second time Fontana builds
896 Church Giovanni in 1309 Papacy north facade
314–18 Five-aisled damaged in Laterano moves to 1646 Borromini
basilical church is built earthquake Avignon rebuilds interior
AD 300 600 900 1200 1500
324 Basilica consecrated 1300 First Holy Year 1730–40 Alessandro
by Pope Sylvester I, and proclaimed Galilei constructs
dedicated to the 904–911 Church main facade
Redeemer rebuilt under 1308 Church 1377 Return of popes
Pope Sergius III destroyed by fire from Avignon

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